Gu Zhutong

Gu Zhutong (9 January 1893-17 January 1987) was a General of the Republic of China (Kuomintang) during the Northern Expedition, Central Plains War, World War II, and Chinese Civil War.

Biography
Gu Zhutong was born on 9 January 1893 in Lianshui County, Jiangsu, China. In 1912 he joined the Kuomintang and in 1924 he became an instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy. Zhutong commanded the 16th Route Army during the Central Plains War and held many commands during the other warlord conflicts, and he fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II) against both Japan and the Chicom. In the New Fourth Army Incident, he destroyed a communist army and was awarded the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun by Chiang Kai-shek for his victory. In 1947, after the Menglianggu Campaign and the loss of the 74th Independent Enhanced Division, he was relieved of command and died in 1987 in Taipei, Taiwan.